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Buprenorphine now replaces methadone as the most common medicine for opioid dependence’: 10-year trends in opioid agonist treatment medicines in Australia

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

In Australia, both methadone and buprenorphine have been subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) for the treatment of opioid dependence (termed ‘opioid agonist treatment’ or OAT) for several decades. Key findings The use of opioid agonist treatment medicines increased steadily between 2013-2022. Chidwick, K., Farrell, M.,

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Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration

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Our joint goal is to bring innovation to cancer patients by building a robust, sustainable pipeline in oncology,” said Dominik Ruettinger, Global Head of Research and Early Development for Oncology, Pharmaceuticals Division, Bayer AG.

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OPQ’s State of Pharmaceutical Quality Report Is a Data Bonanza (with Cameos by Eye Drops and Hand Sanitizers)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Claud — FDA’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is charged with assuring that drugs marketed in the U.S. Last week, OPQ released its 6th Annual Report on the State of Pharmaceutical Quality. to maintain its gold standard of pharmaceutical quality. By Kalie E.

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What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)?

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The Significance of DSCSA and Serialization in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) is a federal law enacted in 2013 to enhance the security and traceability of pharmaceutical products within the United States supply chain.

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ELRIG Appoints Dr Del Trezise as Chair

Elrig

A long-time supporter of ELRIG, Dr Trezise has been anactive volunteer since 2013, contributing asScientific Programme Chair, Early Career Professionals Work Group Leader, and Head of the Innovation Work Group. He joined the ELRIG Board in 2017 and remains dedicated todriving scientific innovation and industry engagement.

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Introducing AMP: The Accelerating Medicines Partnership

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

After some additional studies to validate that PCSK9 is a solid target, a half-dozen pharmaceutical firms are now racing to develop drugs that lower cholesterol by blocking this protein [2]. 2013 August. [2] 2013 Apr 11. [3] 2013 August. I think there are a whole lot more PCSK9’s out there waiting to be discovered [3].

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Building better brain models for Parkinson’s disease and beyond

Drug Target Review

However, promising pilot data from ongoing collaborations with pharmaceutical companies suggest that brain organoids are set to become a valuable tool in preclinical research. . “There’s still a long way to go to convince pharma that this model is really useful,” he acknowledges.

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